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901 Hemphill St.
Fort Worth, TX 76104

318-834-0654

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As a lead researcher in clinical trials for a number of new devices, along with his heavy involvement in the development of new procedures, Dr. Dean is a recognized thought leader in the ENT medical community. His forward-thinking approach to medicine has made him a leading practitioner of the novel new procedure for the treatment of Eustachian tube dysfunction, Eustachian tube balloon dilation. This treatment incorporates methodologies from across medical fields to bring unprecedented relief to patients suffering from Eustachian tube dysfunction.

Dr. Dean’s use of new telemedicine technologies has also allowed him to make an impact at a global scale—with humanitarian outreach programs in both Latin America and the Middle East. Since 2011, Dr. Dean has made several trips to Iraq to establish a telemedicine-based hospital system in the region. Through this hospital and his subsequent tele-fellowship program, Dr. Dean has been able to treat Syrian refugees and train Kurdish doctors in U.S. standards and best practices.
His progressive approach to medicine has led to a partnership with NASA to develop the future of tele-operated robotic surgery. Through this partnership, Dr. Dean is working with a team of experts to develop a robot capable of performing surgery in space. This technology could open the door for space-based surgery for lunar or Martian missions, as well as long distance tele-operations around the globe.

Dr. Dean currently sees patients out of his private practice in Fort Worth, Texas. He completed his undergraduate work at Baylor University and his medical degree from Texas Tech Health Science Center in Lubbock, Texas. He went on to complete his residency in otolaryngology at Louisiana State University Health Science Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. Following that, Dr. Dean joined the faculty as an assistant professor in otolaryngology. He served as the director of telemedicine, as well as developed the department’s TORS program prior to moving to Fort Worth and joining Texas Health Care, and he continues to serve on faculty as a clinical professor at both LSUHSC and TTUHSC.

Education

2010–2011 LSUHSC: Shreveport, LA: Fellow — Otorhinology

2006–2010 LSUHSC: Shreveport, LA: Resident — Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery

Board Certified — Otolaryngology; licensed in Texas and Louisiana, USA

2005–2006 LSUHSC: Shreveport, LA: Internship — General Surgery

2001–2005 Texas Tech University Health Science Center M.D.

1997–2001 Baylor University — Bio Informatics B.S.I.

Licensure

2006 Louisiana — MD201403

2011 Texas — P0970

Employment

2015–Present Jacobs Engineering — Senior Telemedicine Consultant

2015–Present Biolase — Consultant

2014–Present Acclarent — Consultant for treatment of eustachian tube disorders

2014–Present VSee — Medical Advisor

2013–Present Otorhinologic Research Institute: Dallas, TX — Chairman and Medical Director

2013–Present International Medical Group: Dallas, TX — Founding Partner

2012–Present LSUHSC: Shreveport, LA: Clinical Professor — Otolaryngology/HNS

2011–Present Texas Health Care: Fort Worth, TX — Partner — Otolaryngology

2011–2012 LSUHSC: Shreveport, LA: Assistant Professor — Otolaryngology/HNS Director of telemedicine program

2010–2011 LSUHSC: Shreveport, LA: Assistant Professor — Otolaryngology/HNS

2006–2010 LSUHSC: Shreveport, LA: Resident — Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery

2005 St. John Mercy Hospital: St. Louis, MO — Bioinformatics Consultant

2002–2003 TTUHSC: Amarillo, TX — Anatomy Teaching Assistant

2000–2001 Washington University: St Louis, MO — Human Genome Project

1999–1999 Kingwood Community College: Kingwood, TX — Instructor, Computer Systems

Professional Societies

2005–Present American Medical Association — Member

2005–Present Louisiana State Medical Society — Member

2005–Present Shreveport Medical Society — Member

2010–Present Fellowship of International College of Surgeons — Fellow

2011–Present American Board of Otolaryngology — Diplomat

2011–Present Texas Medical Association — Member

2011–Present Tarrant County Medical Association — Member

2014–Present American Telemedicine Association — Member

Offices and Executive Level Appointments

2014–2015 Assistant Secretary — Fellowship International College of Surgeons

Research

2014: The evaluation of Robonaut, NASA’s Humanoid Robot as a potential surgical platform.

— Oral Presentation 2014 Pumps and Pipes annual Confrence, Houston, Texas

2013: Nasal Valve collapse; an unrecognized cause of Eustachian tube dysfunction

— Poster presentation 2013 AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada

2009: Itraop PTH as a necessary adjunct to parathyroid surgery in MGD

2008: Delayed Reconstruction after Large Facial Neoplasm Excision with Temporary Use of Acellular Dermis.

— Poster presentation 2009 AAFPRS Fall Meeting, San Diego, CA

2008: Flip Flop Flap

— Poster presentation 2008 Triological Southern Section, Naples, FL

2007: Has the Advent of PET Scans changed the incidence of distant metastasis in advanced stage HNSCC patients?

— Poster presentation 2008 Triological Southern Section, Naples, FL

2006: Shwanoma with 1st bite syndrome

— Poster presentation 2007 COSM, San Diego, CA

2004: Development of a database system that facilitates comparison of a variety of variables in Colon Cancer; TTUHSC

2000–2001: Human Genome Project — Washington University — Designed and wrote computer programs to track and facilitate clone development. Acted as a liaison between the clone management team and the clone mapping team: Washington University

1999: Design and development of a database to transfer and parse large amounts of medical information.